Colorado Buckwheat
Eriogonum coloradense

Family: Buckwheat (Polygonaceae)
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Photo taken on: September 7, 2008
Location: Mount Belleview, GV, CO
Life Zones: Subalpine to alpine
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes

A matted, low-growing plant with pinkish-white flowers and long narrow leaves. A threatened species growing only in the central Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

Flora of North America reference.